1977 Texas Longhorns football | |
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Southwest Conference Champions | |
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Cotton Bowl Classic vs. #5 Notre Dame, L 10–38 | |
Conference | Southwest Conference |
Ranking | |
Coaches | No. 5 |
AP | No. 4 |
1977 record | 11–1 (8–0 SWC) |
Head coach | Fred Akers |
Offensive coordinator | Leon Manley |
Defensive coordinator | Leon Fuller |
Home stadium | Texas Memorial Stadium |
Seasons |
1977 Southwest Conference football standings | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
#4 Texas | 8 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 11 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
#3 Arkansas | 7 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 11 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Texas A&M | 6 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Houston | 4 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Texas Tech | 4 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Baylor | 3 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
SMU | 3 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
TCU | 1 | – | 7 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 9 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rice | 0 | – | 8 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 10 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rankings from AP Poll |
The 1977 Texas Longhorns football team represented the University of Texas at Austin in the 1977 college football season.
Regular season[]
The Longhorns finished the regular season with a 11-0-0 record. As a collegiate football player at the University of Texas at Austin, Earl Campbell won the Heisman Trophy in 1977 and led the nation in rushing with 1,744 yards. In 1977, he became the first recipient of the Davey O'Brien Memorial Trophy which was awarded to the most outstanding player in the now-defunct Southwest Conference. He was selected as the Southwest Conference running back of the year in each of his college seasons and finished with 4,444 career rushing yards.
Schedule[]
Date | Time | Opponent# | Rank# | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | |
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September 10* | 4:00 PM | Boston College | #18 | Texas Memorial Stadium • Austin, TX | W 44-0 | 50,000 | ||
September 17* | 4:00 PM | Virginia | #9 | Texas Memorial Stadium • Austin, TX | W 68-0 | 41,000 | ||
October 1 | 4:00 PM | Rice | #8 | Texas Memorial Stadium • Austin, TX | W 72-15 | 47,500 | ||
October 8* | 2:00 PM | vs. #2 Oklahoma | #5 | Cotton Bowl • Dallas, TX (Red River Shootout) | W 13-6 | 72,032 | ||
October 15 | 12:00 PM | at #8 Arkansas | #2 | Razorback Stadium • Fayetteville, AR (Rivalry) | ABC | W 13-9 | 44,296 | |
October 22 | 1:30 PM | at SMU | #2 | Cotton Bowl • Dallas, TX | W 30-14 | 36,151 | ||
October 29 | 2:00 PM | #14 Texas Tech | #1 | Texas Memorial Stadium • Austin, TX (Rivalry) | W 26-0 | 78,809 | ||
November 5 | 2:00 PM | at Houston | #1 | Rice Stadium • Houston, TX | W 35-21 | 72,124 | ||
November 12 | 2:00 PM | TCU | #1 | Texas Memorial Stadium • Austin, TX | W 44-14 | 50,150 | ||
November 19 | 3:00 PM | Baylor | #1 | Texas Memorial Stadium • Austin, TX | ABC | W 29-7 | 60,000 | |
November 26 | 1:30 PM | at #12 Texas A&M | #1 | Kyle Field • College Station, TX (Rivalry) | W 57-28 | 57,443 | ||
January 2* | 1:00 PM | vs. #5 Notre Dame | #1 | Cotton Bowl • Dallas, TX (Cotton Bowl Classic) | CBS | L 10-38 | 76,701 | |
*Non-Conference Game. †Homecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll. All times are in Central Time. |
1977 team players in the NFL[]
The following players were drafted into professional football following the season.
Player | Position | Round | Pick | Franchise |
Earl Campbell | Running Back | 1 | 1 | Houston Oilers |
Brad Shearer | Defensive Tackle | 3 | 74 | Chicago Bears |
Alfred Jackson | Wide Receiver | 7 | 167 | Atlanta Falcons |
Awards and honors[]
- Earl Campbell, Heisman Trophy[3]
- Earl Campbell, Davey O'Brien Memorial Trophy
- Earl Campbell, Consensus All-American[4]
- Brad Shearer, Outland Trophy
- Brad Shearer, Consensus All-American[5]
References[]
- ↑ http://www.mackbrown-texasfootball.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/all-time-results.html
- ↑ http://www.pro-football-reference.com/draft/1978.htm
- ↑ http://www.heisman.com/winners/hsmn-winners.html
- ↑ http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/football_records/DI/2010/Awards.pdf
- ↑ http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/football_records/DI/2010/Awards.pdf
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